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Quick Quiz
Dr. Martin Luther King

Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-1968) was a pivotal figure in the Civil
Rights Movement of the 1950-60s, and was instrumental in sweeping
changes in American law and policy that discriminated against fellow
citizens because of the color of their skin. In 1963 he led a
march on Washington, DC where he gave his most-remembered speech telling
a crowd of a quarter-million people gathered at the Lincoln
Memorial:

"I have a dream that one day
this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed;
‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal.’"

Subsequent to his untimely death at
the hands of an assassin in 1968, the third Monday in January of each
year is celebrated as a National holiday--Dr. Martin Luther King Day--in
memory and tribute to a great American who dedicated his life to the
country he loved and righting the wrongs of generations bound by racial
prejudice.

How many of the following questions about
Dr. Martin Luther King can YOU answer correctly?

Martin Luther King
graduated from Morehouse College with a B.A. in Sociology. How old
was he at the time of graduation?

Your
Answer

19

20

21

22

Older than 22

In opposition to
segregation in public transportation a bus boycott was launched in
Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 after an African-American woman, Rosa Parks,
was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat to a
white person. The following month Dr. King was arrested for the first time
and four days later his house was bombed. What was Dr. King charged
with on that first arrest on January 26, 1956?

Your
Answer

Unlawful assembly.

Driving 30 mph in a 25 mph speed zone.

Inciting to riot.

Violation of Jim Crow laws.

Obstruction of public transportation.

Dr. King's approach to
non-violent protest is often remembered for the "sit in" method of
protest. The first sit in occurred in 1960. Where?

Your
Answer

On a bus in Birmingham, Alabama

At a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas

At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC

At a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North
Carolina

On a march in Selma, Alabama

Which one of the following is NOT a true
statement concerning Dr. Martin Luther King's award of the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1964.

Your
Answer

He was the first Black man in history to receive the award

He was the second American in history to receive the award.

He was the youngest man in history to receive the award.

On April 4, 1968, after
leading America towards his dream of equality through many successful
changes in law and policy, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis,
Tennessee. His life and achievements are now remembered in the first
National holiday of each year (after New Years Day.) What U.S.
President signed the law making the third Monday in January Dr. Martin
Luther King Day?